Streaming Ink Media and celebrated independent animator Jim Lujan announce the world premiere of his boundary-pushing feature film The Full Fungus, exclusively on Animation+ on March 21 at 10 p.m. EST / 7 p.m. PST. The Full Fungus will be the first entirely original, independent animated feature film to premiere on the platform.
The Full Fungus is a feature-length animated crime comedy directed and animated by cult underground artist Jim Lujan. Lujan employs and celebrates the classic L.A. noir genre to tell the story of private eye Chino Diamond on a search for a missing piece of music by the late jazz legend Mink Fungus. True to the genre, there are plenty of plot twists and period music set against some comedic noir Los Angeles atmosphere.
Lujan previously showcased his distinct indie animation style in co-creating the feature film Revengeance with animation legend Bill Plympton, and contributing his work to Adult Swim, Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted, and numerous film festivals. Lujan also served as a principal character designer on Fox’s Bless the Harts TV series.
In addition to Lujan, who is well known for contributing original score and character voices to his own films, the film features vocal performances by many of his frequent collaborators, including character actor Charley Rossman (Superbad) as Diamond, and punk-hop artist Deacon Burns (Kounterclockwise) as Fungus.
“I’ve been working for the last 15 months to bring The Full Fungus to life,” said Lujan, “and I can’t wait to share the film with as wide an audience as possible through this exclusive premiere on Animation+.”
Animation+ is a new streaming service and studio focused on delivering bold, uncensored adult animation and comedy tailored to millennial and Gen Z audiences. The channel is currently carried free of charge on The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus and Plex, with other platforms set to carry the FAST (free ad-supported television) channel over the coming months.
Shows currently streaming on Animation+ include Cyanide and Happiness, Meat Canyon, Bridge Kids and Big Lez Official. The premiere of The Full Fungus on March 21 is a significant moment for the platform, establishing itself as the first FAST channel to premiere an original, independent feature-length animated movie.
“We love the work of Jim Lujan and jumped at the opportunity to premiere The Full Fungus and bring it into homes via our TV channel Animation+,” said Evan Weiss and John Fitzpatrick, Co-Founders of Streaming Ink Media/Animation+. “Jim is part of a community of creators and artists of all levels of experience and popularity who have been showing content primarily on social media, and we aim to provide this community with a custom-made dedicated OTT streaming destination by creators for creators and their fans.”
Animation+ Studios is actively developing and producing new content, with plans for a premium streaming service launching later in 2025.
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